downshifting
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Instead of mentally downshifting for something easy like data entry, which can often be performed by AI, workers may now be expected to focus intensely through longer stretches of data analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
As Wall Street looks ahead to 2026, with many investors hoping technology stocks will keep delivering gains, one veteran Wall Street strategist says he’s downshifting on tech for the first time in 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
Laura Epstein Scully, once a corporate “worker bee,” enjoyed downshifting in retirement and taking a “mañana attitude.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Pandya said he would watch whether holiday season shoppers on Monday would continue "downshifting to cheaper goods" in categories, a pattern he noticed earlier this year.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
You could literally see her downshifting from the fastest to the slowest.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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